Cow Up A Tree! by blinkings
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Description
This iconic sculpture by John Kelly is made of 5 tonnes of patinated bronze and was originally installed in Docklands in Feb 2001. It was subsequently dismantled and stored so that construction works to lower the wharf could be undertaken. The sculpture was reinstalled in 2003.
The 8m high sculpture creates a curious and surreal experience, but the apparently absurd vision of a cow being stuck up a tree is based on reality. The inspiration for the work comes from the Australian landscape and a strong water-based theme. Australian floods are often violent and it is not unknown for cattle to be swept into trees whilst floods are ascending only to be stranded once they subside. The artist observed photos of this occurring in the Gippsland area of Victoria.
Comments (15)
Great narrative. At least your sculptures mean something, we have some here where people still cannot understand what they represent. I am sure they build the object, then make up some meaning for it.
Yep I'm sure there is plenty of that here too!
Fascinating subject...it sticks in the back of my mind that this has happened to a couple of cows in the USA thanks to tornados roaring through the heartland a few years ago. Neat image of a most unusual piece of public art.
Cool work.1 Art imitates life as life imitates art
Erinnert mich an Spielbergs "E.T." Gut entdeckt.
Love it! I shall really have to give my fellow Bournemouth person Crabbycabby a little talk about art..does he expect all music, for example, to represent something? or just visual arts?
This is said to hear of the cows being stuck in trees after floods my friend. Stunning find and capture.
Very cool shot and narrative - I had heard of this happening but didn't know there was a sculpture depicting it.
By the thumbnail I thought we'd be in for some piñata fun. ;) Growing up I often heard the expression, "When pigs fly". This POV brings that old expression back, I mean why can't the cows get in on this, great find!
wonderful capture!!
I seen on the net that someone is trying to push a miniature cow that looks like a Panda's coloring somewhere in the states.it only gets to about 44" tall to it's rear shoulder and can weigh about 1000 pounds.can you imagine a 1000 # cow wanting to sit on your lap?in the video a calf was sitting on the man's lap
Very interesting! When I first looked at this I thought, absurdly,"my that's a stiff looking cow", and then i saw it was a sculpture and like it even more. We had an art instalation by numerous artists here in Chicago in 1999-2000 featuring hundreds of cow sculptures all over the city. This reminds me of that. Having lived in Florida as well, it also brings to mind all the things you'd see stuck up in trees and on the roofs of houses(if they were still standing)after hurricanes. Great shot and an interesting narrative.
Thanks for the story, it is a very different piece of art! Clive
I agree with Kqb224
Er! It IS! I thought it would be something else! Funny shot mate ...... again! Rob